AllisonPibbleLvr wrote:Okay so the splinting to the leg thing is out for me because by the time I've made her settle down enough for me to TOUCH her tail (she thinks me touching her tail is a game...always has...) I'd just have to un-tape it so that she could potty.

Ummm ,,, this wouldn't impede her ability to go to the bathroom in any sense. It's just a single leg, and boy or girl, it wouldn't stop them from going to the bathroom in any way while wearing it.

but if you can keep the bottle or foam on the tail without it flying off, then that would work too!

AllisonPibbleLvr wrote:Okay so the splinting to the leg thing is out for me because by the time I've made her settle down enough for me to TOUCH her tail (she thinks me touching her tail is a game...always has...) I'd just have to un-tape it so that she could potty.

Ummm ,,, this wouldn't impede her ability to go to the bathroom in any sense. It's just a single leg, and boy or girl, it wouldn't stop them from going to the bathroom in any way while wearing it.

but if you can keep the bottle or foam on the tail without it flying off, then that would work too!

Actually it WOULD impede her having a bowel movement. Her tail would be held down, covering her bum...I would need to untape it everytime she needed to poop!

Scarsmommy wrote:so I am curious to know if the second attempt worked?

A little bit of cling with a little tape held all night, all morning and just came off now! Better than anything I've tried. The only thing I would say is that in VERY severe cases of happytail where there is quite a bit of trauma to the tail tip, this method may not provide enough padding.

Um, you position the tail on the [url]outside[/url] of the thigh , the bum is not covered. Just ONE thigh is wrapped, with maybe some straps around the belly, but even with straps on the belly it wouldn't stop a girl from peeing. But you don't need belly straps.

Here, I drew a sketch of it cuz i think I am not explaining what I mean well enough in words to communicate it.

See, only one leg is wrapped, the bum is not blocked in *any* fashion at all and neither is the urethra, but the tail is immobilized. They can still wag - but it will just be the butt wagging, like if you had the tail docked, but without the missing tail part.

Optional would be adding in a belly wrap.

And you can wrap the tail and use the ends to tie it to the thigh as well, on one end of the tail or both.

good sketches! So I tried it out as an experiment after seeing them and I'm 100% sure there is NO chance she'd be able to defecate with her tail splinted. It is impossible for me to move the tail any way in which it is not covering her anus. It simply isn't going to happen. See photos (taken with my cell phone as I tried to make her stand still...not the best!):

Now tell me she can push a normal poop out with her tail wrapped like that!

Scarsmommy wrote:Just try your best to keep wrapping it.. and try not to get her excited when she is near something that can break it open again.

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I tried pulling Arnolds tail to the side too and no such luck. Plus it was uncomfortable for him and he refused to move once bandaged. Maybe different set and length of tails can be taped but not my dogs.

Scarsmommy wrote:Sorry but I just have to admit that I giggled a little seeing your pictures of her tail wrapped to her leg.. not that its a laughing matter of course but I couldnt help myself.

Just try your best to keep wrapping it.. and try not to get her excited when she is near something that can break it open again.

Well it is *mostly* healed now so laugh away. You should have seen her face when I wrapped it there and THEN when I started taking pictures of her fanny. Good lord. Thankfully it was in the privacy of my own living room or else I may be accused of producing doggy porn.

Adrianne wrote:

Scarsmommy wrote:Just try your best to keep wrapping it.. and try not to get her excited when she is near something that can break it open again.

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I tried pulling Arnolds tail to the side too and no such luck. Plus it was uncomfortable for him and he refused to move once bandaged. Maybe different set and length of tails can be taped but not my dogs.

That's interesting, I guess I never thought there would be such a difference, I tried it with Toby (he was sort of my sketch model LOL) and it ah "cleared the runway" - not a lot by any means, but enough that there wasn't going to be any "rubbage" LOL.